Leukoencephalopathy after CNS prophylaxis for acute lymphoblastic leukaemia

Pediatric Rehabilitation

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 33-39

  Spencer, Michael D ^a,b  

^a DOWNING COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia; Epilepsy; Leukoencephalopathy; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ASPARAGINASE; COTRIMOXAZOLE; MERCAPTOPURINE; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISOLONE; VINCRISTINE;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CANCER REGRESSION; CASE REPORT; CHILD; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPSY; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; LETHARGY; LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 80051991702     PISSN: 13638491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/17518429809078614     Document Type: Article

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